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Critical
CVE-2015-8949
Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01...
Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call to mysql_errno after a failure of my_login.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Perl-module.html
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/Changes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
dbd-mysql, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
4.033, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 19th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.